2018 Ohio School Report Cards webinar

What’s new in Ohio School Report Cards for 2018?

Overall Letter Grades for Schools and Districts For the first time, schools and districts will be assigned overall letter grades. The overall grade is calculated by using results in the six components: Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Improving At-Risk K-3 Readers, Graduation Rate and Prepared for Success.

For more detailed technical documentation on the report card, including calculations and statutory requirements, please visit education.ohio.gov and search Report Card Resources.

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2017-18 Interactive Local Report Cards will be released to the public on Thursday, September 13th

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2018-2019 Testing Dates

Each school district chooses a consecutive series of school days to administer state tests within specified windows, or periods of time.

FALL TEST WINDOWS 2018

Grade 3 English language arts – Five consecutive school days, including makeups, within the Oct. 22 to Nov. 2 window

NWLSD will administer this assessment during the following window: October 22-26, 2018

High school end-of-course tests – Fifteen consecutive school days, including makeups, within the Dec. 3 to Jan. 11 window

NWLSD will administer these assessments during the following window: December 3-20, 2018

Fall 2018 OST results for English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies tests will be available to districts in the Online Reporting System (ORS) on the following dates:

Grade 3 ELA results for online testers will be released to schools and districts on Monday, December 10, 2018.

Printed family reports for Grade 3 English language arts tests are due in districts on January 21, 2019.

High school end-of-course results for online testers will be released to schools and districts on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.

Printed family reports for high school end-of-course tests are due in districts on March 25, 2019.

SPRING TEST WINDOWS 2019

School districts select 15 consecutive school days, including makeups, within each test window.

English language arts - March 25 to April 26, 2019

NWLSD will administer these assessments during the following window: April 8-26, 2019.

Mathematics, science and social studies - April 1 to May 10, 2019

NWLSD will administer these assessments during the following window: April 22- May 10, 2019.

Spring 2019 OST results for English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies tests will be available to districts in the Online Reporting System (ORS) on the following dates:

Release dates for online tests results have not yet been determined.

Printed family reports for all spring 2019 OSTs are due in districts on July 24, 2019.

SUMMER TEST WINDOWS 2019 (OPTIONAL)

Grade 3 English language arts – July 8-12, 2019

NWLSD will administer these assessments during the following window: July 8-12, 2019.

High school end-of-course tests –July 15-26, 2019

NWLSD will administer these assessments during the following window: July 15-26, 2019.

Summer 2019 OST results for English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies tests will be available to districts in the Online Reporting System (ORS) on the following dates:

Printed family reports for Grade 3 English language arts tests are due in districts on Friday, September 20, 2019.

Release dates for online tests results have not yet been determined.

Printed family reports for high school end-of-course tests are due in districts on Monday, September 30, 2019.

Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test: (PSAT)

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). It's a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT®.

It also gives you a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.

The PSAT/NMSQT measures:

Critical reading skills

Math problem-solving skills

Writing skills

You have developed these skills over many years, both in and out of school. This test doesn't require you to recall specific facts from your classes.

Scholastic Aptitude Test: (SAT)

The SAT measures literacy, math, and writing skills that are essential for academic success in college. It is designed to assess how well the test takers analyze and solve problems—skills they learned in school that they will need in college.

The SAT is typically taken by high school sophomores, juniors and seniors and specifically, the College Board states that use of the SAT in combination with high school grade point average (GPA) provides a better indicator of success in college than high school grades alone, as measured by college freshman GPA.

The SAT has three areas: Mathematics, Critical Reading, and Writing and students can score from a range of 600 – 2400 on the SAT (each section is worth 200 - 800 points).

American College Test: (ACT)

The American College Test (ACT) is a standardized test for high school achievement and college admission. Ohio requires all 11th grade students to take the ACT and covers the cost. Our students take the state-funded ACT (paper-pencil version) during the month of March. This year NWLSD will be administering the state-funded ACT to all 11th grade students on Wednesday, February 20th.

The ACT has historically consisted of four tests: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science Reasoning. In February 2005, an optional Writing test was added to the ACT, mirroring changes to the SAT that took place later in March of the same year.

All four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. accept the ACT, but different institutions place different emphases on standardized tests such as the ACT, compared to other factors of evaluation such as class rank, G.P.A., and extracurricular activities.

The main four tests are scored individually on a scale of 1-36, and a Composite score is provided which is the whole number average of the four scores.

Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA)

Ohio is a member of the English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century (ELPA21) consortium which developed the English language proficiency assessment based on the English Language Proficiency Standards. The test administered in Ohio is the Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA) and is based on the Ohio English Language Proficiency Standards.The Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA) replaced the Ohio Test of English Language Acquisition (OTELA).

Students enrolled in a public school who have been identified as an English language learner are required to take the OELPA.

The OELPA is interactive for students; reduces turnaround time on reporting results; improves efficiency of data collection and management; increases security of test content and student data; and reduces administrative burdens on school and district staff members.

NWEA MAP Assessments

The NWEA assessments are:

Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP) – These computerized tests are adaptive and administered in the Northwest Local School District in Reading and Mathematics three times per year for students in grades 2-8. When taking a MAP® test, the difficulty of each question is based on how well a student answers all the previous questions. As the student answers correctly, questions become more difficult. If the student answers incorrectly, the questions become easier. In an optimal test, a student answers approximately half the items correctly and half incorrectly. The final score is an estimate of the student’s achievement level.

NWLSD will also be administering the MAP assessment for reading to students in grades 9 and 10. Results from spring testing indicate that results from the MAP assessments were strongly correlated with performance on the English 1 and English 2 End of Course exams.

MAP® for Primary Grades (MPG) – These computerized tests are adaptive and administered in the Northwest Local School District in Reading and Mathematics three times per year for students in Grades Kdg - 2. Second grade students transition from the MPG to the MAP by the winter benchmark during their second grade year. These assessments provide teachers with an efficient way to assess achievement levels of early learners so they can spend more time teaching and less time administering individual diagnostic tests.These assessment also help teachers to identify the needs of all primary grades students, from struggling to advanced learners. The MPG assessments utilize engaging test items that encourage student participation for more accurate results.

In the Northwest Local School District the MPG/MAP assessments are used to determine on-track status per Ohio guidelines in the fall for students in Grades K-3.

On-track status on the NWEA MPG/MAP assessments is defined as follows for the 2018-19 school year:

Kindergarten- 132 is On Track

1st Grade- 151 is On Track

2nd Grade- 170 is On Track

3rd Grade- 181 is On Track

An individualized Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP) will be developed collaboratively with families for students who are deemed to be "not on track".

Results from these assessments are also used for gifted identification in reading and math (K-1 MPG, 2-8 MAP). Students must obtain a score that is at the 95th percentile or higher on the MPG/MAP assessment in order to be identified as gifted.

How long does it take to complete a test?Although the tests are not timed, it usually takes students about 30-45 minutes to complete each MAP® test. MAP® for Primary Grades tests are typically given in two 20-30 minute segments.

When will my child be tested and how often?All students in the Northwest Local School District in grades K-8 take the NWEA computerized assessments for Reading and Math in the fall, winter, and spring.

Do all students in the same grade take the same test?No. NWEA assessments are designed to target a student's academic performance in reading and mathematics. These tests are tailored to an individual's current achievement level. This gives each students a fair opportunity to show what he or she knows and can do. The computer adjusts the difficulty of the questions so that each student takes a unique test.

What are NWEA assessments used for?MAP® assessments are used to measure your student's progress or growth in school. You may have a chart in your home on which you mark your child’s height at certain times, such as on his or her birthday. This is a growth chart. It shows how much he or she has grown from one year to the next. MAP® assessments do the same sort of thing, except they measure your child’s growth in reading and mathematics skills. The scale used to measure your child’s progress is called the RIT scale (Rasch unIT). The RIT scale is an equal-interval scale much like feet and inches on a yardstick. If is used to chart your child's academic growth from year to year.

In the Northwest Local School District the NWEA assessments are also used as part of our processes for:

Gifted identification (95th National Percentile Rank)

Meeting Ohio's requirements for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Measuring student growth within the teacher evaluation process.

How do teachers use the test scores?MAP® tests are important to teachers because they keep track of progress and growth in basic skills. They let teachers know where a student’s strengths are and if help is needed in any specific areas. Teachers use this information to help them guide instruction in the classroom.

AIMSWeb Plus

The AIMSWeb Plus measures are short assessments that measure student fluency with basic skills in reading and math. In the Northwest Local School District the reading assessments are administered three times per year to all students in grades K-3. The assessments are also used to provide additional information for students who score below the 21st percentile on the MAP assessments in grades 4-5. The Northwest Local School District uses the AIMSWeb Plus measures to monitor student progress in our intervention programs at both the elementary and middle school levels.